Synonyms for falsehood
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : fawls-hoo d |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔls hʊd |
Top 10 synonyms for falsehood Other synonyms for the word falsehood
Définition of falsehood
Origin :- late 13c., falshede, "deceitfulness," also "a lie," from false + -hood.
- noun lie
- "Captain Haley knows very well the falsehood of what he says," said our hero, calmly.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- His eyes, round and full and steady, taxed her with falsehood, with hypocrisy.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- When souls have loved, there is no falsehood or forgetfulness.
- Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- It is the falsehood of the silliest poetry to say he defies the image of his beloved.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Was it simply to meet—to talk—and afterwards to tell a falsehood to one's parents?
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- Gamester—wretch, as I am, my soul never stooped to falsehood!
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- We should in vain, therefore, attempt to demonstrate its falsehood.
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- And this was doing her a grave injury, for she was as incapable of pride as she was of falsehood.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- In some of the circumstances, there was sufficient truth to colour the falsehood.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Pierre vainly sought a falsehood, and all his composure fled.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Antonyms for falsehood
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